Bottle-closure.



T. ROONEY & G. W. TAYLOR.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY30. I913. RENEWED OCT. 1, 1915.

Patelited May 2, 1916.

Elvwemtozs THOMAS lRvObNEY AND GEORGE W. TAYLOR, OF WATEBTOWN, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE- CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ltllay, a, rare.

Application filed July 30, 1913, Serial No. 782,086. Renewed October 1, 1915. Serial No. 53,654.

Tooll wit m it may concern Be it known that we, THOMAS RooNnY and GEORGE W. TAYLOR, citizens of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Closures, of which the following isa specification.

The invention relates to bottles and jars, and has for an object to provide a closure therefor.

The invention embodies, among other features, the provision of a device preferably made of a yieldable or flexible material such as rubber and which is particularly adapted for use in connection with metallic bottles for normally constituting a closure for the bottle and preventing any leakage regardless (Views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a bottle showing our device applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the appearance of the slot of the closure when open; Fig. 3 is a. vertical sectional view taken on the line 33 in Fig. 2; and Fig. 4: is a vertical transverse sectional View taken on the line 44 in Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the views we disclosea bottle 10 adapted to have a closure 11 arranged upon the neck 12 of the bottle, the said closure 11 consisting more particularly of .a substantially triangular body 13' preferably formed of rubber and including an annular bead 14L constituting a reinforcement of the body 13 when the same is arranged to encngcle the neck 12 of the bottle 10 as shown. The body 13 includes a chamber 15 having an openin 16 to the bottle 10 and the upper end of the body 13 terminates in a longitudinal head 16 hav mg a longitudinal slot 17 formed therein and which can be expanded as shown in Fig. 2 when pressure is exerted on the end of the head, the said head 16 being reinforced by suitable transverse ribs 18 preferably formed with the head and the body 13 as shown. Now referring to the views it will be apparent that normally theslot 17 is closed by the action of the material from which the body 13 and head 16'' are constructed and when it is desired to pour: any fluid from the bottle, a pressure exerted on the ends of the head will expand the slot so that the contents of the bottle can be readily poured therefrom upon tilting the bottle.

A plurality of flat leaf springs 19 are preferably embedded or otherwise arranged within the head 16 on both sides of the slot 17 to normally aid in holding the slot closed, and it will be'apparent that when a pressure is exerted on the ends of the head to open the slot, this pressure must be ex-- erted against the springs and which not only aid in holding the slot closed but also act as a reinforcement for the head.

- Having thus described our invention, we claim:

In a bottle closure, the combination with a body made of a yieldable material and adapted for connection with the neck of the bottle, of a head formed with the body and" provided with a longitudinal slot, transverse reinforcing ribs extending from the body to the head to constitute a reinforcement therefor, a bead formed with the body and adapted to encircle the bottle to secure the body thereto, and a plurality of springs embedded in the head and extending longitudinally on both sides of the said slot.

In testimony whereof we al'lix our signatures in presence of two vwitnesses.

THOMAS ROONEY. GEORGE w. TAYLOR.

: Witnesses: H

GRAon L. ANDREWS, ELENOR C. BURNS. 

